Urban Governance in Africa: An Overview

Good Governance: an Overview

2. In recent years the World Bank has been a prolific producer of documentation discussing governance as a general tool in the international development process. However, during the course of the Twelfth Replenishment discussions for the International Development Association (IDA12), the concept of good governance was specifically mentioned in the context of institutional assessment criteria. T...

Governance, Corruption, and Public Finance: An Overview

Overview of an internationally integrated nanotechnology governance★

Nanoscience and nanotechnologies (NTs) have huge potential to improve competitiveness and sustainable development across a wide range of industrial sectors. Public perception of NT related to health, safety and environment (HSE) is critical for the responsible development of NT. It warrants a regulatory regime to demonstrate to the general public whether NTs are safe with regard to HSE. This wo...

Urban Systems Research: An Overview

An Overview of Sustainable Development in Africa

Despite the fact that Africa is relatively rich in natural resources, development strategies pursued in the continent have not always been in harmony with the objective of ensuring decent living conditions for the population and maintaining a high level of environmental quality. Over the past four decades of political independence, most African countries have witnessed serious socio-economic an...